Amherst College Athletics

Lonnie Blow '82
Men's Basketball (1979-82)

For Virginia Wesleyan's men's basketball, Lonnie Blow '82 ranks No. 5 among all-time leading scorers with 1,574 points. He is Virginia Wesleyan's record holder for season field goals and second in career total. He shares Virginia Wesleyan's single-game scoring record (40) and owns the single-season scoring record of 625. His 1980-81 scoring average of 23.1 ranks No. 2 in College history and he ranks No. 3 in career high-scoring average. Lonnie is the head men's basketball coach at Saint Augustine's College in Raleigh, N.C. He served as assistant basketball coach at Maury High School and then as coach at Granby High where he led the boys' team to a state title and was named AAA State Coach of the Year in 2000. Lonnie, a four-time Eastern District Coach of the Year, also coached at Hampton University and Norfolk State University. A recipient of the Andrew Carnegie Award and the City of Portsmouth Hero Award, Lonnie was an Olympic Torch Bearer in 1996.